Blood Meal Identification in Off-Host Cat Fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) from a Plague-Endemic Region of Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorGraham, Christine B.
dc.contributor.authorBorchert, Jeff N.
dc.contributor.authorBlack IV, William C.
dc.contributor.authorAtiku, Linda A.
dc.contributor.authorMpanga, Joseph T.
dc.contributor.authorBoegler, Karen A.
dc.contributor.authorMoore, Sean M.
dc.contributor.authorGage, Kenneth L.
dc.contributor.authorEisen, Rebecca J.
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-16T05:58:14Z
dc.date.available2021-12-16T05:58:14Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThe cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis, is an inefficient vector of the plague bacterium (Yersinia pestis) and is the predominant off-host flea species in human habitations in the West Nile region, an established plague focus in Northwest Uganda. To determine if C. felis might serve as a Y. pestis bridging vector in the West Nile region, we collected on- and off-host fleas from human habitations and used a real-time polymerase chain reaction-based assay to estimate the proportion of off-host C. felis that had fed on humans and the proportion that had fed on potentially infectious rodents or shrews. Our findings indicate that cat fleas in human habitations in the West Nile region feed primarily on domesticated species. We conclude that C. felis is unlikely to serve as a Y. pestis bridging vector in this region.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGraham, C. B., Borchert, J. N., Black IV, W. C., Atiku, L. A., Mpanga, J. T., Boegler, K. A., ... & Eisen, R. J. (2013). Blood meal identification in off-host cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) from a plague-endemic region of Uganda. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 88(2), 381. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4269%2Fajtmh.2012.12-0532en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.4269%2Fajtmh.2012.12-0532
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/686
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygieneen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene;88(2)
dc.subjectBlood Meal Identificationen_US
dc.subjectOff-Host Cat Fleasen_US
dc.subjectPlague-Endemic Regionen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleBlood Meal Identification in Off-Host Cat Fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) from a Plague-Endemic Region of Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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